Anoushka, how did the idea for the trilogy come about, and what is its message? The idea for the Chapters trilogy came to me in a café in Goa a couple of years ago. I was reflecting on some of my most formative experiences, the influence of place, and where I was in life. I started wondering what it would be like to honor the pain of those experiences and represent the healing process through music. That’s why the three chapters each represent a moment in the day – a golden evening in Chapter I: Forever, For Now, a dark night in Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, and a new morning in Chapter III: We Return to Light. Your music really crosses genres. What are your points of reference when you compose? My first training was with my father, Ravi Shankar, and it began with deep immersion […]
Anoushka Shankar’s Three Chapters: when Jazz, Dance Floor and Goa Trance blend
The daughter of 20th-century genius Ravi Shankar returns to the scene as a sitarist with three mini-albums that trace her highly eclectic musical evolution.
